Cap



May 22. 1928. 1,670,972

' N. L. MARTZ CAP Filed April 16. 1926 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May22,1928.

UNITED STATES NICHOLAS L. MARTZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed April 16, 1926. Serial No. 102,537.

This invention relates to certain novel. improvements in caps and hasfor its principal object the provision of an improved construction ofthis character which will be highly etlicient in use and economical innnumfacture.

The present invention, contemplates the construction of a cap whereinthe cap is capable of stretching to fit various sizes of heads withoutdeteriorating the appearance of the same.

The ordinary cap of this general type, with which I am familiar, priorto my invention, has a continuous rim turned outwardly upon the bodyportion of the cap covering the head. As this rim forms an extension ofthe body of the cap at its head receiving port-ions I have found that inturning down a port-ion of the rim to cover the ears and the nape of theneck the ear covering portions are held outwardly from the ears leavinga space for the entrance of cold winds, snow or rain and do not entirelycover the ears and properly protect the same. This is due to the factthat the fold between the upturned rim portion and the down turned rimportion tends to draw the ear covering port-ions away from the ears. Itis, therefore, one of the many objects of the invention topro'vide a capconstructed in a manner to eliminatethis objection. f

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter describedv and claimed. I

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings illustrating the preferred form of my invention, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the cap in applied positionillustrating the rim thereof turned up upon the body of the cap.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the cap illustrated in Fig. 1showing the rim turned down over the ears.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the cap illustrated in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the blanks from which the side sectorsof the cap are formed.

Figs. 5 and 6 are. plan views of the blanks from which the centralsectors are formed.

The cap embodying my invention is formed of two side sectors 10 and 11formed of non-elastic material and adapted to be disposed on oppositesides of the head of the wearer of the cap. Y

Each of these side sectors has a triangular portion 12 cut awayproviding opposite outwardly diverging edge portions 13. These edgeportions 13 are placed contiguous each other and secured together bystitching 14 in a manner well known in the art. By thus securing theseedge portions together the blank from which this sector is formed willtake the proper curvature and contour to fit over the side of the headfrom a central top point thereof as indicated at 15, Fig. 3. The edgeportion 16 of each of theseside sectors issecured by stitches to an edgeportion 17 of an-elastic fabric sector 18 hereinafter set forth. Theedge portions 19 of each of these sectors are likewise secured bystitches to the opposite edge portions 20 of a sector 18.

Referring particularly to Fig. 4 of the drawing it will be noted thatthe corner portion'21 of each of'the sectors 10 and 11 is slightlycurved inwardly of the body of the sector for reasons hereinafter setforth and the curved edge portion 22 of this corner portion-as well asthe edge portion 22 of the sector is covered by a suitable piping 23secured to the sector by suitable stitches 23.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated the blanks 25 from which the centralelastic back and front sectors 18. and 18 respectively are formed.

Each of theseblanks is of smaller dimension thanthe other and is cut todefine at its opposite end portions 26 triangular end portions 26. Eachof these blanks is folded centrally upon itself and is incorporated as apart of the cap as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive in the mannerherein set forth.

As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing a portion of the rim A at a pointwhere the curved edges 22 of the rim merge into an upturned portion D ofthe elastic sector 18 is secured to the body proper of the cap bybuttons B. It will thus be seen that the forehead covering portion 27 ofthe rim A of the cap cannot be turned or drawn down over the forehead ofthe wearer.

The cap is normally worn with the rim A in the position illustrated inFig. 1 of the drawing. In this view it is manifest that the capstructure provides a neat appearing cap. During cold weather the rim isturned down and extends rearwardly along the head from the buttons B. Byreason of the elastic condition of the central sectors 18 and 18 thesesectors and adjacent portions of the side sectors 10 and 11 fit snuglyover the nape of the neck. These side sectors extend forwardly and thenupwardly forwardly of the ears. As will be noted in Fig. 3 the rimportion 28, adjacent the buttons B, folds over itself in its extensionto covering position forwardly and over the cars. This in addition tothe elastic condition of the rear elastic sector 18 tends to pull theear covering portions 28 against the ears. As the secured rim portion 27cannot be drawn down by this pulling action of the rear sector 18 it ismanifest that the rim portion 27 cannot be drawn over the eyes as isusual of the ordinary cap of this general t pe.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariations and modifications without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise detailsof construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variationsand modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

The invention having been set forth, what I claim as new and useful is:

1. In a cap, a body including side sections formed of non-elasticmaterial and intermediate sections formed of elastic material extendingfrom the forehead covering portion of the cap to and over the base ofthe head, said non-elastic sections and said elastic sections providinga continuous rim turned outwardly and upwardly against the body of thecap, and means for securing the forehead covering'portion of the rim tothe non-elastic sectors.

2. In a cap, side sectors formed of nonelastic material and havingtriangularly shaped portions cut therefrom the edge portions defined bythe triangular cut out portions being secured together by stitches, saidedge portions when secured together tending to shape the side sectorsfor positioning on opposite sides of head of the wearer whereby todispose apexes thus formed in opposed relation with respect to eachother, elastic sectors each formed from a blank folded upon itself, saidelastic sectors being disposed between the side sectors and havingapexes disposed in opposed relation, and means for securing adjacentedge portions of the side sectors to the elastic sectors.

3. In a cap, a body including-elastic sectors extending from theforehead covering portion of the body to and over the base of the headof the wearer, said sectors each being formed from a blank havingtriangularly shaped end portions and folded'upon itself to dispose theapeXes of the end portions in superimposed position, said sectors whenincorporated in said body being dis posed with the apeXes of each blankadjacent each other, and side sectors formed of nonelastic material anddisposed on opposite longitudinal sides of the elastic sectors, andmeans securing adjacent edge portions of the non-elastic and elasticsectors together.

4:. In a cap, a body having a rim portion formed of non-elastic andelastic material, said elastic portions of the rim being disposed tocover the forehead and base of the neck of the wearer, said basecovering p0rtions having unsecured edges, said. rim being normallyturned outwardly against said body, and means for securing the elasticforehead covering portion of the rim to the body, the unsecured edge ofthe base covering portion and non-elastic portions of the rim beingadapted to be turned outwardly and downwardly from the body.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

' NICHOLAS, L. MARTZ.

